mooc2013 - Week 6

Optional Supplemental Readings
Each lecture contains supplemental information on the topics covered; these readings are all optional. Links to these resources can be found below:
Nutrient Digestion and Absorption

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse – Your Digestive System and How it Works:http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/

FODMAPS Approach to IBS Management

Today’s Dietitian – Successful Low-FODMAP Living: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p36.shtml
Shepherd Works – Low FODMAPs Diet: http://shepherdworks.com.au/disease-information/low-fodmap-diet

Celiac Disease

The Gluten Free Diet book by Shelley Case: http://www.glutenfreediet.ca/
Celiac Sprue Association: http://www.csaceliacs.info/
Celiac Disease Foundation: http://www.celiac.org/
Medline Plus, Celiac Disease: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/celiacdisease.html
Today’s Dietitian, Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/100610p52.shtml

Diets for Diverticular Disease

UCSF Patient Education, Diverticular Disease Diet: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/diverticular_disease_and_diet/index.html
NDDIC Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diverticulosis/

Constipation, Intestinal Gas and Diarrhea

World Health Organization, Diarrhea: http://www.who.int/topics/diarrhoea/en/
MedlinePlus – Diet, Constipation: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/constipation.html
NDDIC Intestinal Gas: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas/

GERD, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Hiatal Hernias

MedlinePlus – GERD: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gerd.html
Nobel Prize, H. pylori: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2005/press.html

Food Allergies

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: http://www.foodallergy.org/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Food Allergy: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/Pages/default.aspx

Dysphagia

American Speech Language Hearing Association: http://www.asha.org/slp/clinical/dysphagia/
MedlinePlus: Swallowing Disorders http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swallowingdisorders.html
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/dysph.aspx

Probiotics and Prebiotics

NCCAM – Oral Probiotics, an Introduction: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics/introduction.htm